Caserne Charras

The same section of the building before demolition

The Caserne Charras was a barracks in Courbevoie , Hauts-de-Seine , a few kilometers west of the capital, of which only part of the facade at the entrance to the Parc de Bécon has survived .

history

The Caserne Charras was one of the three barracks that were built for the Swiss Guards according to the royal regulations of 1754 . It was built according to the plans of the French architect Charles Axel Guillaumot, who from 1756 was also responsible for work on the other two barracks near the capital, in Rueil-Malmaison and in Saint-Denis .

The Swiss, under their commandant Colonel Jean Frédéric Roch, Marquis de Maillardoz ( regiment holder was Lieutenant-général Louis Augustin d'Affry ), on the orders of Louis XVI , moved out of the Caserne Charras on August 10, 1792 to defend the Tuileries . Of the 950 men, only 300 came back.

During the revolution of 1830 , the residents of Courbevoie stormed the barracks, which was defended by the "3 ^e régiment de la Garde" (3rd Guards Regiment).

It was not until 1886 that it was named Caserne Charras in honor of two republican officers, Général Joseph Charras and his son, Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Charras. The following units were then stationed in the barracks:

From 1914 to 1918 battalions of the Tirailleurs sénégalais ,
from 1929 to 1939 the 5th ^e régiment d'infanterie ,
from 1943 to 1945 the officers' school of the National Gendarmerie ,
1946 briefly the 93 ^e régiment d'infantry .

Classification in the historical monuments

The buildings of the barracks were added to the list of Historic Monuments on March 22, 1929.

cancellation

The barracks were demolished in 1962. Only part of the facade of the main building was rebuilt at Parc de Bécon. The Charras shopping center is located on the site of the former barracks.

Web links

Commons : Caserne Charras - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

48.899166666667 2.2686111111111Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 57 ″ N , 2 ° 16 ′ 7 ″ E

[1] Histoire des Girondins. T. 10, 2 , Alphone de Lamartine

[2] Précis des événements de Paris, contenant les proclamations, les ordres du jour, les traits de patriotisme, d'intrépidité et de désintéressement qui ont signalé les trois journées du 26, du 27 et du 28 juillet 1830, plusieurs chants patriotiques, le rapport au roi et les ordonnances du 25 juillet , Hoyois, Emmanuel (1799-1887)

[3] ttp://www.petitfute.com/adresse/etablissement/id/233904/ancienne-caserne-charras-visites-points-d-interet-monuments-et-edifices-courbevoie

[4] ttp://pascal-cortial.blogspot.com/2008/02/toujours-dans-le-parc-de-bcon.html

[5] Histoire du 93e regiment d'infanterie de ligne

[6] Caserne Charras in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)